"You're so good at fighting, you've never lost a battle, don't you have a chance of winning?"
Chu Li asked Zhen Jian in shock, in his mind, Zhen Jian is omnipotent, there is nothing he can't solve, in his impression, Zhen Jian has never lost a war.
Zhen Jian smiled helplessly: "Your Majesty, the ministers have only fought a few battles, although they have not lost, but this does not mean anything, the ministers may have that ability, but the Great Chu has been weak for a hundred years, how can it be changed overnight." ” Chu Li frowned and was silent when he heard this, obviously acquiescing to Zhen Jian's words, Da Chu has indeed been weak for a long time, Zhen Jian is just one person, even if he can change Da Chu, it will take time.
Zhen Jian continued: "At present, the officialdom is gradually clearing, and the country is thriving, which is a good opportunity for development......
Chu Li listened to him say a lot, and then asked, "What do you mean......
No war with Tieler?
” Zhen Jian nodded and said, "That's right, it's really not appropriate to start a war with Tiele now?"
” Chu Li frowned and said, "Are you afraid of losing?"
” "Don't be afraid."
Zhen Jian shook his head.
"Why?"
Zhen Jiandao: "The minister is afraid that the lost land that has just been recovered will fall into the hands of Tie Le, that territory, there are millions of people of my Great Chu, they have been looking forward to it for nearly a hundred years, and finally returned to the embrace of the motherland, living a good life, if it falls into the hands of Tie Le again, it is really better to be ruled by the Liang people, Your Majesty must have heard of it, Zhen Tuo this person looks down on the Chu people, in the country, the people are divided into three classes, the Chu people in their country, is an inferior person, except for the Chu people of the court officials, all the Chu people, when they see the Tiele people, they must kneel and salute. ” Chu Li gritted his teeth when he heard this, and asked, "Once the war starts, will the northern land not be able to be saved?"
” "It's hard."
Zhen Jiandao, "There is not much geographical advantage in the north, it is difficult to defend, and we have limited troops at the moment, if we send a large number of men and horses to the north to defend, then the Xiangfan area, the army is empty, if Tiele sends troops to capture Xiangfan, with their extremely fast combat ability, it will only take more than a month." ” Chu Li said: "Don't we have gunpowder?
How could you not beat them!
” Zhen Jiandao: "Your Majesty doesn't know, gunpowder is not omnipotent, the current gunpowder is just the simplest hand grenade, its killing range is limited, the real role on the battlefield is just to disrupt and deter the enemy, the minister has sent people to study a new type of firearm, called artillery, as long as this secret weapon is made in batches, it is when my Great Chu breaks through Chang'an." ” "Can't you use gunpowder?"
Chu Li didn't have much interest in the new type of firearms, he was in a hurry to solve the current matter first, and he was very irritable.
Zhen Jian said again: "Besides, Your Majesty, there is one thing that the minister has not said, in fact, Prince Yun has always had the heart of disobedience and intends to rebel, if we start a war with Tiele, Prince Yun will take the opportunity to make trouble again, and the consequences will be unimaginable." ” "What!
Uncle Yun Huang wants to rebel?
That's impossible!
Chu Li shook his head and said, "Uncle Yunhuang ...... me He is so good to me and so peaceful, how could he rebel!
It's absolutely impossible. ” Zhen Jiandao: "Your Majesty, people's hearts are not as simple as you think, this matter is true, it is not what the minister heard, but Prince Yun personally told the minister, he has tried to win over the minister several times, but the minister refused." ” "This ......"
Chu Li didn't know what to say for a while, in his impression, Prince Yun was very good to him, the last time Prince Yun came to Beijing, he went to Prince Yun's mansion to live, Prince Yun spoiled him in various ways, even if he broke Prince Yun's most beloved antique porcelain, and damaged Prince Yun's favorite antique calligraphy and painting, Prince Yun smiled and said that it didn't matter, and asked him if he was injured, just like a kind uncle, he really couldn't associate Prince Yun with the word rebellion, but he always believed in Zhen Jian, It had become a habit, and this time, he didn't know what to do.
Zhen Jian saw that he seemed to be very embarrassed, so he said: "Your Majesty, Prince Yun's intention to rebel, let's not mention it for the time being, let's solve the current matter of Tie Le's courtship." ” "Yes, yes, solve the current matter first."
Chu Li was also happy to avoid the topic of Prince Yun's rebellion, and said, "Delay him for a while in advance, let's slowly think about it in the long run." ” "It won't be long."
Zhen Jian said helplessly, "Today, when I hosted the fourth prince of Tiele, Hariye, and the prime minister of Tiele, I expressed my intention not to marry the princess, and they immediately turned cold on their faces, and urged me to report to you as soon as possible, but I am afraid that within three days, they will ask again." ” Chu Li was unreasonable and said: "I will drag them, what can they do?"
” Zhen Jiandao: "Of course they can't do anything, but delaying time is just to buy time, which is only used as a last resort, and it can only treat the symptoms, not the root cause, we have to come up with some countermeasures as soon as possible." ” "What can be done about this?"
Chu Li muttered when he heard this, "Either send another fake princess to marry like Sister Huang did at the beginning." ” Chu Li just said casually, but Zhen Jian was a listener, muttered carefully, and nodded slowly: "It seems that there is only one way." ” "Huh?"
Chu Li was stunned when he heard this, looked at Zhen Jian, and asked, "I have thought of this method a long time ago, but I don't think it's good, is it really feasible?"
” Zhen Jiandao: "Actually, this is not a way at all, marrying a princess to Fanbang is an act that damages the national body and national prestige, whether you marry a real princess or a fake princess, in fact, the difference is not very big." ” Chu Li was immediately discouraged when he heard this, and said, "Ah, it's useless, then you don't need this method." ” Zhen Jiandao: "This can be regarded as a way to do no way, let's keep this hand first, I think......
It is estimated that we can't think of any countermeasures this time, so we can only choose the lighter, marrying a fake princess, better than marrying a real princess. ” "Of course."
Chu Li said, "The princesses are all my imperial sisters and sisters, I don't want them to marry the Fanbang barbarians, alas, I suddenly had an idea, it is better to buy a female slave and marry Tiele, haha, Yulin Zhentuo Khan accepted a female slave as a concubine, I feel ridiculous and relieved when I think about it." ” Zhen Jiandao: "It's not that Yulin Zhentuo wants to marry the princess, but that Yulin Zhentuo's eldest prince Harris wants to marry the princess, and the princess naturally has to be familiar with the etiquette of our Dachu and the palace, and use a female slave to pretend to be a princess, and her words and deeds will be seen through at a glance." ” Chu Li thought about it carefully when he heard this, and said, "Isn't that another way to choose daughters from the ministers' families, the daughters of their families, and pay attention to etiquette, huh......
It's not proper, the daughter of a courtier can't be married, I can't be so selfish, Zhen Jian, what do you say?
” Zhen Jiandao: "Your Majesty is still very kind, knowing that you don't need the children of your courtiers to prevent disasters, but the ministers think that there is a place where the people are particularly suitable." ” Chu Li hurriedly asked, "Where?"
” Zhen Jian replied: "Tucked the court." ” Chu Li's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he hurriedly nodded: "That's right, Ye Ting, why didn't I expect that most of the people who were demoted to the Ye Court were women in the palace, from the concubines and consuls to the eunuchs of Xiu'e, after they entered the palace, they had to learn the etiquette of the palace first, and they also knew a lot about the things in the palace, and the most important thing was that they were all punished people, maybe there would be people who were very willing to marry Tiele, after all, marrying the eldest prince of Tiele would be the princess, and maybe they would become the queen of Tiele in the future." ” "Exactly."
Zhen Jian nodded and said, "The fake princess who was sent must be voluntary, otherwise you won't be able to keep this secret." ” Chu Li shouted happily: "Chang Shun!"
In!
” A young eunuch in his early twenties ran in and saluted, "The slave is here." ” Chu Li said: "You take Master Zhen to the court, and when you get to the court, everything will listen to Master Zhen." ” "Yes."
Chang Shun hurriedly turned to face Zhen Jian and made a gesture of please, "Master Zhen, please." ” "I'm tired."
Zhen Jian smiled indifferently and strode out of the Lin De Palace.